Lexicon :: Strong's H3198 - yāḵaḥ

‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you may most certainly rebuke your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.

He allowed no man to oppress or exploit them,

And, He reproved and punished kings for their sakes, saying,

“Behold, how happy and fortunate is the man whom God reproves,

So do not despise or reject the discipline of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering].

“How painful are words of honesty.

But what does your argument prove?

“There is no arbitrator between us,

Who could lay his hand upon us both [would that there were].

“But I wish to speak to [fn]the Almighty,

And I desire to argue with God.

“He will surely reprimand you

If you secretly show partiality.

“Even though He kills me;

I will hope in Him.

Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face.

“Should he rebuke and argue with useless talk?

Or with words in which there is no benefit?

“Oh, that a man would mediate and plead with God [for me]

Just as a man [mediates and pleads] with his neighbor and friend.

“If indeed you [braggarts] vaunt and magnify yourselves over me

And prove my disgrace (humiliation) to me,

“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,

That He enters into judgment against you?

“There the righteous and upright could reason with Him;

So I would be acquitted forever by my Judge.

“I even paid close attention to [what] you [said],

Indeed, not one of you convinced Job [nor could you refute him],

Not one of you supplied [satisfactory] answers to his words.

“Man is also disciplined with pain on his bed,

And with unceasing complaint in his bones,

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?

Let him who disputes with God answer it.”

To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set [possibly] an octave below. A Psalm of David.

O LORD, do not rebuke or punish me in Your anger,

Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance.

O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath,

Nor discipline me in Your burning anger.

“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices;

Your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

“These things you have done and I kept silent;

You thought that I was just like you.

Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.

He who instructs the nations,

Does He not rebuke and punish,

He who teaches man knowledge?

He allowed no man to oppress them;

He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,

Let the righteous [thoughtfully] strike (correct) me—it is a kindness [done to encourage my spiritual maturity].

It is [the choicest anointing] oil on the head;

Let my head not refuse [to accept and acknowledge and learn from] it;

For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.

For those whom the LORD loves He corrects,

Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

He who corrects and instructs a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,

And he who rebukes a wicked man gets insults for himself.

A scoffer [unlike a wise man] resents one who rebukes him and tries to teach him;

Nor will he go to the wise [for counsel and instruction].

Strike a scoffer [for refusing to learn], and the naive may [be warned and] become prudent;

Reprimand one who has understanding and a teachable spirit, and he will gain knowledge and insight.

But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight,

And a good blessing will come upon them.

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold

Is a wise reprover to an ear that listens and learns.

He who [appropriately] reprimands a [wise] man will afterward find more favor

Than he who flatters with the tongue.

Do not add to His words,

Or He will reprove you, and you will be found a liar.

“Come now, and let us reason together,”

Says the LORD.

“[fn]Though your sins are like scarlet,

They shall be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

They shall be like wool.

And He will judge between the nations,

And will mediate [disputes] for many peoples;

And they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will not lift up the sword against nation,

And never again will they learn war.

And He will delight in the fear of the LORD,

And He will not judge by what His eyes see,

Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;

Those who cause a person to be condemned with a [false] word,

And lay a trap for him who upholds justice at the [city] gate,

And defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments.

“Your own wickedness will discipline you,

And your desertion of the faith will punish you.

Know therefore that it is an evil and bitter thing

For you to abandon (reject) the LORD your God,

And for you to be indifferent to Me and dismiss the [reverent] fear of Me,” says the Lord GOD of hosts.